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Academy Hill Historic District (Statesville, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 35°46′38″N 80°53′24″W / 35.77722°N 80.89000°W / 35.77722; -80.89000
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Academy Hill Historic District
J. C. Steele House
H. O. Steele Home - Academy Hill Historic District - Statesville NC
Academy Hill Historic District (Statesville, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Academy Hill Historic District (Statesville, North Carolina)
Academy Hill Historic District (Statesville, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Academy Hill Historic District (Statesville, North Carolina)
LocationWestern Ave., Bell, Mulberry, Wise and Armfield Sts., Statesville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°46′38″N 80°53′24″W / 35.77722°N 80.89000°W / 35.77722; -80.89000
Area35 acres (14 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSIredell County MRA
NRHP reference No.80002867[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1980

Academy Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. It encompasses 40 contributing buildings in a mixed-use neighborhood of Statesville. The district includes notable examples of Late Victorian architecture including primarily brick educational and industrial buildings and one and two-story frame dwellings. They were mainly built between 1885 and 1930. Notable buildings include the former Statesville Male Academy (1874), Statesville Graded School (1892), J. C. Steele & Sons Brick Machinery Plant (c. 1905), Ash Tobacco Factory (c. 1895), O. W. Slane Glass Company (c. 1906), J. C. Steele House (1880s), C. M. Steele House (1901), H. Oscar Steele House (c. 1907), and William E. Webb House (c. 1917).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (February 1980). "Academy Hill Historic District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.